# Accident 19771219038549A: Bnorm BN2A, Vieques, Puerto Rico, December 19, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1977
- Place: Vieques, Puerto Rico
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 18.1481° N, 65.4443° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vieques, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.1481&lon=-65.4443&mi=10
- Aircraft: N862JA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N862JA-1984-01-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Britten-Norman BN-2A (registry code 1520204, https://openairdocs.org/model/britten-norman-bn-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BNORM BN2A
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 5,031 total, 0 in this make and model, 185 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771219038549A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

No narrative was filed.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA78FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA016), Dec 19, 1977: Brittnorman BN-2A (N862JA), Vieques, PR, destroyed, 5 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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